鳳梨

Chinese

		male fenghuang	pear
trad. (鳳梨)		鳳	梨
simp. (凤梨)		凤	梨
Literally: “feng pear”.

Wikipedia has articles on:

• 鳳梨 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
• Ông-lâi (Southern Min)

Etymology

So named for the similarity between the crown of a pineapple and the tail of a male fenghuang.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): fènglí

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄥˋ ㄌㄧˊ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): фынли (fɨnli, II-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fung⁶ lei⁴ / fung⁶ lei^4-2
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hōng-lâi / ōng-lâi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fènglí
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄥˋ ㄌㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fònglí
    • Wade–Giles: fêng⁴-li²
    • Yale: fèng-lí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fenqli
    • Palladius: фэнли (fɛnli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɤŋ⁵¹ li³⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: фынли (fɨnli, II-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fəŋ⁵¹ li²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fung⁶ lei⁴ / fung⁶ lei^4-2
    • Yale: fuhng lèih / fuhng léi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fung⁶ lei⁴ / fung⁶ lei^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: fung⁶ léi⁴ / fung⁶ léi^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fʊŋ²² lei̯²¹/, /fʊŋ²² lei̯²¹⁻³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hōng-lâi
    • Tâi-lô: hōng-lâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoxnglaai
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ lai²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ³³⁻²¹ lai²³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōng-lâi
    • Tâi-lô: ōng-lâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oxnglaai
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ³³⁻²¹ lai²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ lai²⁴/

Noun

鳳梨

1. (now chiefly Taiwan) pineapple [from 17th c.]

Synonyms

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		菠蘿, 鳳梨, 楓梨 rare
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	鳳梨
	Harbin	菠蘿, 菠蘿蜜 suburbs, 風梨 dated
	Malaysia	黃梨
	Singapore	黃梨
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	菠蘿
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	菠蘿
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	菠蘿
	Xuzhou	菠蘿
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	鳳梨, 菠蘿
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	菠蘿
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	菠蘿
	Wuhan	菠蘿
	Guiyang	菠蘿
	Guilin	菠蘿
	Guilin (Lingui)	菠蘿
	Liuzhou	菠蘿
	Liuzhou (Luorong)	菠蘿
	Nanning (Wuming)	菠蘿
	Kokang	打鑼錘
	Dagudi (Maliba)	菠蘿
	Reshuitang (Longling)	菠蘿
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	菠蘿, 大籮錘
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	菠蘿
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	菠蘿
	Yangzhou	菠蘿
Mandarin	Nanping (Yanping)	菠蘿梨
Cantonese	Guangzhou	菠蘿
	Hong Kong	菠蘿
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	菠蘿
	Macau	菠蘿
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	菠蘿
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	菠蘿
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	菠蘿
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	菠蘿
	Foshan	菠蘿
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	菠蘿
	Foshan (Shunde)	菠蘿
	Foshan (Sanshui)	菠蘿
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	菠蘿
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	菠蘿
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	菠蘿
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	菠蘿
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	菠蘿
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	菠蘿
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	菠蘿
	Taishan	菠蘿
	Taishan (Guanghai)	菠蘿
	Kaiping (Chikan)	菠蘿
	Enping (Niujiang)	菠蘿
	Heshan (Yayao)	菠蘿
	Dongguan	菠蘿
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	菠蘿
	Maoming (Xinpo)	麻子, 菠蘿麻子
	Zhanjiang	麻子
	Lianjiang	麻子
	Wuchuan (Wuyang)	麻子
	Nanning	菠蘿
	Nanning (Tanka)	菠蘿
	Wuzhou	菠蘿
	Yulin	菠蘿
	Rongxian	菠蘿
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	菠蘿
	Guiping	菠蘿
	Guiping (Jintian)	菠蘿
	Mengshan (Xihe)	菠蘿
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	菠蘿
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	菠蘿
	Baise	菠蘿
	Bobai	菠蘿
	Lingshan	菠蘿
	Pubei	菠蘿
	Qinzhou	菠蘿
	Beihai	菠蘿
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	地菠蘿, 番菠蘿
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	番菠蘿, 菠蘿仔
	Ningming	菠蘿
	Hengzhou	菠蘿
	Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	菠蘿
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	地菠蘿
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	黃梨
	Ipoh (Guangfu)	黃梨
	Sarikei (Xinhui)	黃梨
	Singapore (Guangfu)	黃梨
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	菠蘿
	Móng Cái	地菠蘿
	Yangon (Taishan)	菠蘿, 黃梨
	Mandalay (Taishan)	菠蘿
	Bangkok (Guangfu)	黃梨
	Betong (Rongxian)	黃梨
Gan	Lichuan	菠蘿
	Pingxiang	菠蘿
Hakka	Meixian	黃梨, 菠蘿
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	菠蘿
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	菠蘿
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	菠蘿
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	菠蘿
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	菠蘿
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	菠蘿
	Wuhua (Changbu)	菠蘿
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	菠蘿
	Jiexi	番梨, 菠蘿
	Luhe	菠蘿
	Pinghe (Jiufeng)	番梨
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	黃梨
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	黃梨
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	黃梨
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	黃梨
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	黃梨
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	番梨
	Hong Kong	菠蘿
	Beiliu (Tang'an)	菠蘿
	Mashan (Pianlian)	菠蘿
	Sabah (Longchuan)	黃梨, 菠蘿
	Senai (Huiyang)	黃梨
	Kuching (Hepo)	黃梨
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	黃梨
	Bangkok (Meixian)	黃梨
	Bangkok (Fengshun)	番梨
	Bangkok (Jiexi)	番梨
Huizhou	Jixi	菠蘿
Jin	Taiyuan	菠蘿
	Xinzhou	菠蘿
Northern Min	Jian'ou	菠蘿蜜
	Songxi	菠蘿
	Jianyang	菠蘿蜜
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	黃梨
	Fuzhou (Changle)	黃梨
	Fuqing	黃梨, 芋梨
	Yongtai	黃梨
	Gutian	黃梨
	Fu'an	菠蘿
	Ningde	黃梨
	Shouning	黃梨
	Zhouning	黃梨, 菠蘿
	Fuding	菠蘿
	Matsu	黃梨
Southern Min	Xiamen	王梨
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	王梨
	Quanzhou	王梨
	Jinjiang	王梨
	Zhangzhou	王梨
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	王梨
	Pinghe	王梨
	Zhangpu	王梨
	Zhao'an	王梨
	Dongshan	王梨
	Taipei	王梨
	Taipei (Wanhua)	王梨
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	王梨
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	王梨
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	王梨
	Kaohsiung	王梨
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	王梨
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	王梨
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	王梨
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	王梨
	Yilan	王梨
	Yilan (Toucheng)	王梨
	Changhua (Lukang)	王梨
	Taichung	王梨
	Taichung (Wuqi)	王梨
	Tainan	王梨
	Tainan (Anping)	王梨
	Taitung	王梨
	Hsinchu	王梨
	Kinmen	王梨
	Penghu (Magong)	王梨
	Penghu (Xiyu)	王梨
	Penang (Hokkien)	王梨
	Singapore (Hokkien)	王梨
	Manila (Hokkien)	王梨
	Longyan	王梨
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	王梨
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	菠蘿
	Pingnan (Sijie)	菠蘿
	Pingle (Zhoutang)	菠蘿
	Lechang (Tatou)	菠蘿
	Yingde (Yuzui)	菠蘿
	Yunan (Liantan)	菠蘿
	Chaozhou	番梨
	Raoping	番梨
	Shantou	番梨
	Shantou (Chenghai)	番梨
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	番梨
	Jieyang	番梨, 菠蘿
	Lufeng	王梨
	Haifeng	菠蘿
	Bangkok (Teochew)	紅梨
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	紅梨
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	紅梨
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	紅梨
	Singapore (Teochew)	王梨
	Pontianak (Teochew)	紅梨, 王梨
	Leizhou	菠蘿, 櫓蔸籽, 日蔸籽
	Wenchang	菠蘿, 番簍
	Haikou	圓導, 番圓導
Puxian Min	Putian	王梨
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	王梨
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	王梨
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	王梨
	Xianyou	王梨
	Xianyou (Fengting)	王梨
	Xianyou (Youyang)	王梨
	Fuding (Aoyao)	王梨
Central Min	Yong'an	菠蘿
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	菠蘿
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	菠蘿
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	菠蘿
	Nanning (Shajing)	菠蘿
	Binyang (Xinqiao)	菠蘿
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Chaoyang)	菠蘿
	Guilin (Zhuyuan)	菠蘿
	Lingchuan (Tanxia)	菠蘿
Wu	Shanghai	菠蘿蜜, 菠蘿
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	菠蘿
	Shanghai (Chongming)	菠蘿
	Suzhou	菠蘿, 菠蘿蜜 suburbs
	Danyang	菠蘿
	Hangzhou	菠蘿
	Ningbo	菠蘿
	Wenzhou	菠蘿
	Jinhua	菠蘿蜜, 菠蘿
Xiang	Changsha	菠蘿
	Quanzhou	菠蘿
	Guanyang (Wenshi)	菠蘿

Dialectal synonyms of 菠蘿 (“pineapple”) [map]

Derived terms

• 五彩鳳梨 / 五彩凤梨 (wǔcǎifènglí)
• 普亞鳳梨 / 普亚凤梨 (pǔyà fènglí)
• 蝟鳳梨 / 猬凤梨 (wèifènglí)
• 鳳梨酥 / 凤梨酥 (fènglísū)
• 鳳梨釋迦 / 凤梨释迦 (fènglí shìjiā)
• 鳳梨頭，西瓜尾 / 凤梨头，西瓜尾

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (鳳梨):

• → Japanese: 鳳(ほう)梨(り) (hōri)
• → Korean: 봉리(鳳梨) (bongni)

Japanese

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:

鳳梨

Wikipedia ^ja

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Pineapple

Wikipedia

鳳梨 (hōri): two pineapple fruits growing on the pineapple plant.

Kanji in this term
鳳	梨
ほう Jinmeiyō	り Grade: 4
kan'on	on'yomi

Etymology

From written Chinese 鳳梨 (fènglí).^[1][2][3][4]

First attested in Japanese in 1876.^[1] Apparently the fruit was first cultivated in Japan in 1830, with records from 1845 of the Dutch importing pineapples via Nagasaki.^[5]

The reading is the expected Japanese on'yomi (kan'on) for the Chinese spelling. Compare the modern Cantonese reading fung⁶ lei⁴, or Min Nan hōng-lâi.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほーり [hóꜜòrì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[4]
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːɾʲi]

Noun

鳳(ほう)梨(り) • (hōri) 

1. [from 1876] (archaic) pineapple, both the fruit and the plant

Usage notes

In modern Japanese, the term パイナップル (painappuru) is much more common.

Synonyms

• パイナップル (painappuru)

References

1. “鳳梨”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
2. “鳳梨”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
3. Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
4. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
5. 猪股慶子 (Inomata Keiko), editor (2012 July 10), かしこく選ぶ・おいしく食べる 野菜まるごと事典 (Kashikoku Erabu - Oishiku Taberu - Yasai Marugoto Jiten, “The Complete Vegetable Dictionary - for choosing cleverly and eating deliciously”), 成美堂出版 (Seibidō Shuppan), →ISBN, page 202